REPORT ON FUNDING FOR THE AMMUNITION PRODUCTION BASE

SEC. 733. REPORT ON FUNDING FOR THE AMMUNITION PRODUCTION BASE (a) Sense of Congress.—It is the sense of Congress— (1) that the maintenance of the inactive portion of the Government-owned ammunition production base is critical to the defense of the United States; and (2) that sufficient funding should be provided to maintain this base to meet surge requirements and mobilization requirements of the military departments. (b) Study of Alternatives.—The Secretary of Defense shall study alternatives to the current method of providing funds for maintenance of the ammunition production base in order to determine if there are methods other than the current one which would better ensure that appropriate levels of funds are used for the maintenance of that production base. (c) Report.—The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the alternative methods considered by the Secretary under subsection (b) for providing funds for the ammunition production base. The Secretary shall include in the report such comments and recommendations with respect to such methods, including recommendations for legislation, as the Secretary considers appropriate. The report shall be submitted not later than December 1, 1988.